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Q:

What is the purpose of the sigmoid colon?

Answer

Sigmoid colon or pelvic colon is a curved, S-shaped portion of the large intestine which is closest to the rectum and anus.


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* It helps to transports fecal matter from the descending colon to the rectum and anus.


 


* It is the final segment of the colon.

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1 1952
Q:

How many amino acids are found in living organisms?

A) 1500 B) 3000
C) 20 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

Explanation:

Amino acids are a crucial, yet basic unit of protein, and they contain an amino group and a carboxylic group. They play an extensive role in gene expression processes.

 

Amino acids become proteins when 50 or more are bonded together in a chain. All the millions of different proteins in living things are formed by the bonding of only 20 amino acids.

 

Eight of these amino acids are essential and cannot be produced by the body.

They are:

• Leucine

• Isoleucine

• Lysine

• Threonine

• Methionine

• Phenylalanine

• Valine

• Tryptophan

•  Histidine is an amino acid that is categorized as semi-essential since the human body doesn't always need it to properly function

 

Nonessential amino acids are produced by the human body either from essential amino acids or from normal protein breakdowns. Nonessential amino acids include:

• Asparagine

• Alanine

• Arginine

• Aspartic acid

• Cysteine

• Glutamic acid

• Glutamine

• Proline

• Glycine

• Tyrosine

• Serine.

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Q:

The functional unit of the nervous system is the

A) Nephrons B) Axons
C) Neurons D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neurons

Explanation:

Neurons are the functional units of the nervous system in the body.

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3 1939
Q:

What base is found in RNA but not in DNA?

A) Uracil B) Cytosine
C) Adenine D) Guanine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uracil

Explanation:

Uracil is not found in DNA but found in RNA.

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1 1936
Q:

Metastasis is the process by which _________

A) Cell divide rapidly under the influence of drugs B) Cancer cell spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other site or organs
C) The Chromosome in cell nuclei are attached to the soindle before moving to the anaphase poles D) Cancer cells are successfully inhibited to divide any further
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cancer cell spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other site or organs

Explanation:
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4 1934
Q:

Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called

A) Compact bone B) Bone fissure
C) Yellow bone marrow D) Cancellous bone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cancellous bone

Explanation:

Spongy, porous bone tissue is also called cancellous bone.

 

Cancellous bone is found in bones that aren't generally under significant stress like in the shoulder blades, ribs, parts of the skull, and at the ends of long bones.

 

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Q:

A myocardial infarction is a heart attack.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, the given statement that a myocardial infarction is a heart attack.


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2 1931
Q:

Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called

A) active transport B) diffusion
C) osmosis D) passive transport
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) active transport

Explanation:

The only transport method that can move species against their concentration gradient i.e, from low to high concentration is called Active transport.

 

Facilitated diffusion only moves species down their concentration gradient i.e, from high to low concentration.

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